The first thing Li Wen saw when he walked out of the teleportation array was Helen's eyes as clear as amber.
"Back?"
"You know everything?"
Helen looked at Li Wen with an inexplicable affection in her eyes.
"The noise is so loud and everyone is spreading the word. How could you not know about it?"
"It seems that there are quite a few people who care about this matter, haha~"
Li Wen laughed.
"We are ready for battle."
Helen suddenly said softly.
Behind her, the troops of Swordwind City were quietly displayed in the empty square next to the teleportation circle. From the high platform where the teleportation circle was located, one could not even see the edge.
The breeze carries the flag with the image of a long sword flying high in the sky above the square, fluttering in the wind.
The early morning sun shone on the black armor of the soldiers, and the matte black luster reflected in Li Wen's eyes.
The soldiers' resolute eyes under their spiked helmets showed their determination to defend their homeland to the death.
But... there are many children among them.
Li Wen glanced at those figures, and the countless faces looking at him were filled with some inexplicable emotions - reverence, expectation, and yearning.
"We cannot join this war."
Li Wen withdrew his gaze.
"No! I have to fight."
Helen's eyes were unexpectedly firm.
"ah?"
Li Wen looked at Helen in confusion, are you out of your mind too?
"I'm afraid you will be wronged."
"..."
Li Wen waved his hand.
"No need...by the way, what did the kingdom say?"
"We are also mobilizing troops."
"Are they going to help us?"
"No... they plan to counterattack."
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"Try to see if you can bite off a piece of meat from Dresser State..."
land……
Li Wen pursed his lips and turned to look at the border between the two countries.
From the looks of it, maybe we have to run twice?
"You continue to make the preparations you should make, and I am going to try another method."
When things came to a close, even with Helen's mentality, which had seen countless storms, she couldn't help but ask a nonsense question.
"Can it be done?"
Li Wen smiled at her and shrugged slightly, "Who knows? It all depends on man-made things."
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"Have you seen the message on the forum?"
"It seems like there's going to be a fight over there on Gaia."
"Dreiser State attacks Jianfeng City..."
"They are all talking about which side to join... It seems that they are all recruiting troops. Oh, the three major kingdoms themselves are also recruiting troops. Now it is a lot of fun."
Even Team Poppy, who was far away in the copper-colored moon world, also received this news because of the forum.
"Do we have to go back and help Master Poppy?"
"I think it will be the greatest help to Sir Bobby if we do this task well, right?"
"But I read on the forum that... in the world background of Gaia continent, Dresser State and Sword Wind City are not on the same level..."
Some players may not be interested in the background of the world. Before the game content becomes boring, don’t force yourself to tell you any background stories or origins!
Where to kill? How many to kill? This is the only question they care about.
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But there are also some players who are very concerned about the world background and enjoy it.
And in their investigation, they can obviously find one thing——
The size of Jianfeng City and Dresser State are not on the same level.
Sword Wind City is only one city in the Golden Lion Kingdom, and according to player statistics, there are at least forty or fifty similar cities in the entire Golden Lion Kingdom.
And what about the Dresser State? One-fifth of the Violet Kingdom!
The strength of the Golden Lion Kingdom and the Violet Kingdom are almost the same, so if you use one-fifth to fight one-fifty, you will know who can win with your butt.
As for the two kingdoms themselves... it seems that in order not to expand the scale of the war, they have exercised rational restraint and have not taken any steps to declare war. Of course, they have not stopped secretly recruiting troops among the players.
What's strange is that after this argument was posted on the forum, not many players agreed with this comparison of combat power.
Although Sword Wind City is small, as the star city of the game "Gaia Continent" since its launch, it has a pivotal position in the minds of all players in the three kingdoms.
Could it be that he was simply beaten unilaterally?
That's Poppy's hometown!
As soon as Bobby took action, hundreds of thousands and millions of troops came to spread your ashes.
As for the opposing side’s point of view—
"You have been playing this game for so long, don't you know the combat power system in this world? Unless the level is crushed, it will be difficult for a legendary professional to defeat 10,000 regular troops. How can Bobby defeat him alone?
Oh my God? The huge gap in strength cannot be changed by just a few words of praise."
"I think you don't understand Master Poppy's strength at all~"
So before the war between the aboriginal people officially started, the flames of war had already begun on the forum.
"I said before that Poppy is the absolute protagonist. Can the protagonist send it? It's just the background for the rise of the protagonist."
"You take it seriously when you say it's fun, right? This game has a shitty protagonist! When did you confuse "Gaia Continent" with other games? When did the development of this world take care of us?
What’s your intention? This is a real world! How can there be any protagonist in the real world? Wouldn’t the world be the same without Bobby?”
"You are right, but what do you think the strength I am talking about is? You really don't know anything about Sir Bobby's connections, right? It seems that we are fighting Sword Wind City, but we don't know how many opponents there are actually.
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"I didn't say that Poppy couldn't do it, but Swordwind City is not Poppy, do you understand what I mean? Even if Poppy is the protagonist, it's reasonable to have some background that inspired him during his growth, right? His hometown was destroyed by the war, isn't Poppy?
From then on, he started working hard to become stronger? Look at his salty look now, does he have the temperament of a strong man at all? "
"Don't take it for granted that we have good looks and temperament. Our Poppy is the boss! Ibi doesn't cause trouble and is not afraid of trouble! What's wrong with our Poppy who just looks cute?"
"Stop talking, just ride on the donkey and read the songbook. We'll see, I've already signed up as a mercenary in Jianfeng City. Let's see if I don't smash the heads of those foreigners!"
"We'll see, we'll see. I've also signed up as a mercenary in Jianfeng City. If we are assigned together later, I will beat your head to bits on the spot."
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"Friendly forces?"
"What friendly forces? I just can't stand bullying the weak, that's all. I'm a paladin!"
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When encountering these things, how come the Chosen Sons are so much more active and excited than the locals?
Every day, an uncountable number of the chosen ones come either through the teleportation circle or on foot across mountains and seas.
When the entire Jianfeng City was isolated and helpless, it was these chosen ones who seemed the most unreliable who gave Helen the greatest comfort.
Is it justice and justice?
Or is it Li Wen's reputation among the Chosen Ones?
Or maybe, both.
Helen didn't know, she only knew one thing. After Jianfeng City tried its best to raise an army of no more than 8,000 people, the number of Chosen Ones who signed up as mercenaries already exceeded 50,000.
That's outrageous.
This was something Helen had never expected.
I originally thought that we were fighting alone, but now we have become... evenly matched?
Of course they are evenly matched.
Although the Dresser State's Flaming Blade Legion has a large organization and fierce combat power, it is impossible for all of them to defeat the enemy.
Not to mention whether logistics and other factors allow it, even if it is allowed, I am afraid that the Golden Lion Kingdom will not allow it.
Swordwind City is not a border city. It is located inside the kingdom. It is not far from Violet's territory, but it is not close either. There are one or two other cities with golden lions in between.
If a large number of Fire Blade Legion soldiers really come across the border, who knows if their only goal is Sword Wind City?
And it’s a bit too disrespectful to give face.
Therefore, the attack on Jianfeng City was a special operation that was unspeakably "tacitly approved" by the Golden Lion.
The masters of Dresser State join forces to create a large teleportation array and bring down magical weapons from the sky. This is the true form of launching this battle.
Therefore, the number of people in the Burning Blade Legion who initiated this battle could not be too large. A strength of about 20,000 was the most reasonable possibility based on Helen's previous speculations.
Even if the opponent also recruits the Chosen Sons, the restriction on the number of people due to the teleportation circle makes it difficult for them to break through this restriction, whether they choose to use the Chosen Sons as the main attack or use their own Burning Blade Legion as the main attack.
But what about now?
fifty thousand……
Fifty thousand chosen sons signed up as mercenaries in Sword Wind City.
In fact, after this number was calculated, almost everyone who knew about it fell silent.
And this is not the end. Every minute and every second before the war begins, the Chosen Ones are joining in one after another.
The nobleman who was packing his luggage and planning to run away with his family suddenly heard the news. His whole plump body froze and he put down the pure gold vase in his hand blankly.
"This is a running ball..."
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"Too much...it's really too much..."
The quartermaster murmured a little desperately but excitedly.
Their original plan was to recruit about 10,000 chosen ones. This was a reasonable prediction they made. After all, they had roughly figured out the permanent residents of Jianfeng City after several incidents that had happened in Jianfeng City before.
The number of chosen sons is about ten thousand.
But I didn't expect that now I have done 50,000 jobs at once, and there will even be an influx of people in the future. The registered dental halls are about to be crushed by the chosen ones.
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Of course it is a good thing to have more people. Even if there are so many Chosen Ones, their combat capabilities are uneven. However, due to their unafraid of death, as long as the opponent does not use extra combat power, they can definitely defend the city.
But what about the reward?
With so many people, how could Jianfeng City afford them enough remuneration?
Mercenaries, mercenaries, as the name suggests, are hired and have to spend money.
This is what he, the quartermaster, needs to do.
"No more recruitment, no more recruitment, no more recruitment, no more recruitment."
Looking at the excitedly chosen son in front of him, the quartermaster held down the clerk who was still doing the registration procedures mechanically.
The hunky officer on the side pulled the thin quartermaster away and stared at him.
"Hit! Why not! Why don't they let you and the Burning Blade Legion fight to the death?"
Anyway, the Chosen One will not really die, and he will not feel sorry for him no matter how many deaths there are. On the contrary, the young and immature recruits trained by him are all living lives.
As for the property that needs to be paid...why do we need property when people are dead?
"Enough! I mean enough, fifty thousand, enough!"
"Not enough! No amount of preparation is enough in the face of war!"
Seeing the two NPCs gathered together in front of him, the player who was signing up blinked.
So irritating!
Don't you want to ask my opinion?
"Who said I wanted a reward?"
ah?
Do you think of me as one of those vulgar ordinary mercenaries?
"I don't want any reward. I'll bring my own armaments and rations. Sign up for me!"
"..."
The instructor and the quartermaster looked at each other without saying a word.
The clerk in charge of registration raised his head and carefully glanced at the faces of the two people, then lowered his head and began to register quickly.
Seeing this, the players queuing behind this player became enthusiastic.
"I don't want any reward, just sign up for me!"
"Sister, I don't want any reward, I'll pay for the military expenses!"
"..."
"..."
The instructor and quartermaster were completely stunned on the spot.
Things are getting more and more magical.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a figure in the shadows not far away, and the Quartermaster quickly trotted over.
"Lord City Lord, this..."
Helen looked at the excited-looking Chosen Sons with an moved but helpless smile on her lips.
Recalling a word that Li Wen once said, Helen raised her chin slightly and said, "Open a special channel for them to deal with big grievances as quickly as possible."
Obviously, once something affects the player community, the development of the situation will often deviate from its original trajectory.
Faced with this kind of "national war", players who would rather fight for one breath have already bet on the glory of the Golden Lion players.
"I said that Jianfeng City will win. Even if he can't win, I will help him win!"
"I don't have any hobbies, I just like fighting. Come on! Fight!"
From beginning to end, Li Wen never put his hope in these players. However, everything Li Wen did in the past made his status infinitely higher in the minds of many players.
This accumulated recognition and goodwill is the fundamental reason why the current situation has shown such changes.
Of course, the players' enthusiasm for big events or their wild tendency to like battles are also the core reasons for this change.
"That guy..."
It turns out that this war was nothing to begin with...
Did the plan that guy mentioned predict this in advance?
It's really abominable that the mystery was kept hidden until the very last moment.
I just don’t know... If his trump card is these chosen ones, and he disappears, what is he doing?
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The dark Bobby, who was standing on the deck of the shell ship, faced the earthy breeze blowing in front of him and smiled with his mouth open.